Oengus mac Meicc, King of Munster

Abt 395 - 489  (94 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Oengus mac Meicc
  Suffix	King of Munster
  Birth	Abt 395	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	489
  Initiatory (LDS)	11 Feb 2022	JRIVE
  FamilySearch ID	GVM5-QH4
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I15413	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Eithne Uatahach "The Hateful" ingen Crimthann,   b. Abt 430, Laigin, Ireland d. 489 (Age 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. Eochu Guinech mac Oengus, King of Ui Bairrche,   b. Abt 450, Ireland + 2. Uichtdhealdh ingen Oengus
  Family ID	F7902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 395 - Ireland Initiatory (LDS) - 11 Feb 2022 - JRIVE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The first Christian king of Munster. He was baptized a Christian in the royal seat of Cashel by Saint Pat r i c k himself and imposed a baptismal tax on the Christian converts o f Mu ns te r for St. Patrick. It is mentioned that half of his numerous p rogen y w er e given into the church. St Patrick baptized him in blood b y drivi ng His crozier through the king's foot. The king became very devo ut and s urr ou nded himself with clerics.